How to restore my iTunes Mediathek?

Under "iTunes for Windows" I can export (save) my Mediathek by "Mediathek > export Mediathek" with the filename "Mediathek.xml" onto an external drive. However, how can I restore my Mediathek using this file? In the menulists I can't find a pertinent import-function? Thanks for any help in advance.
Hans M

Hi Hans, the xml file is only for 3rd party support. It is not much more than a list of your media files, but not the files themselves.
If you have damaged the database you can restore a recent entry from your equivalent of the Previous iTunes Libraries folder.
Ideally you should backup your entire iTunes folder so that you restore any part of it that is needed on demand. See this User Tip.
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